Crime Rates at Chantry Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2SN

Chantry Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chantry Close (CM23 2SN) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Bishop's Stortford All Saints average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chantry Close (CM23 2SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pye Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.